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Starships and Vehicles

Starships and Vehicles play a large role in the Mass Effect universe. They allow for Commander Shepard to journey from one planet to another to perform highly important missions. They are also used in Mass Relays to travel long distances quickly. There are several types of vessels that are used to travel through the galaxy in Mass Effect. Each Systems Alliance starship class follows the same naming process. Frigates are named after great battles of human history (Iwo Jima, Hastings, Agincourt, Normandy), cruisers are named after Earth cities (New Delhi, Tokyo), and dreadnoughts are named after mountains of Earth (Everest, Kilimanjaro). In Mass Effect 1 Shepard and his squad members were able to manuever around planets surfaces in an all terrain type of vehicle named Mako, while also being able to travel around space in the SSV Normandy SR-1. In Mass effect 2, however, the M35 Mako was not used and the only vehicle presented to Shepard and Crew was the Normandy SR-2. From what can be seen in the Mass Effect demo, Commander Shepard will get an updated version of the Normandy, which seems to be under the property of the Alliance.